MA in Global Cuisine Studies
Course Overview
The MA in Global Cuisine Studies is a UK Level 7 postgraduate degree running one year full-time or two years part-time. Aligned with Craft Guild of Chefs, Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and British Culinary Federation standards, it reads global cuisine as a scholarly and applied discipline, engaging with regional culinary traditions, provenance, gastronomy and cross-cultural menu craft.
By graduation you will be leading cross-cultural menu projects, contributing to culinary scholarship and publishing, working across international culinary consultancies, and delivering a Level 7 dissertation, capstone or sponsor consulting project.
Key Features
- Level 7 modules aligned with Craft Guild of Chefs and Royal Academy of Culinary Arts benchmarks.
- Applied global cuisine labs across European, Asian, African and Latin traditions.
- Case work from London restaurant groups exploring cross-cultural menus.
- Sponsor projects with hotel groups, restaurant investors and food publishers.
- Supervision by practising chefs, gastronomes and food writers.
- Three parallel delivery modes for full-time, part-time and distance MA candidates.
What You Will Learn
- Read regional cuisine traditions across continents in scholarly depth.
- Design cross-cultural menus with informed technique and provenance.
- Analyse gastronomy literature and food writing across genres.
- Curate ingredient sourcing frameworks for global menus.
- Present cuisine research to restaurant investors and publishers.
- Direct food-tourism and destination-cuisine partnerships.
- Manage sensory panels for cross-cultural tasting programmes.
- Complete a Level 7 dissertation or sponsor consulting project.
Who This Course Is For
- Sous chefs and head chefs working across cross-cultural menu programmes.
- Food writers, editors and researchers formalising a UK Level 7 credential.
- Culinary consultants working with international restaurant groups.
- International chefs targeting a UK Master's for career progression.
Career Pathways
- Head Chef (global cuisine focus)
- Menu Development Consultant
- Culinary Educator
- Culinary Development Chef
- R&D Chef
- Executive Chef (long-term progression)
- Culinary Entrepreneur
The LSCAHM careers service links MA in Global Cuisine Studies graduates with restaurant groups, food publishers, culinary consultancies and international-food PR agencies based in London.
Entry Requirements
- A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent international qualification in a relevant discipline.
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
- Applicants without a Bachelor's degree but with 5+ years of senior culinary or food-writing experience are considered on portfolio.
- One academic and one professional reference.
- A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement.
Why Study at LSCAHM
LSCAHM is a specialist division of Harold International College of London teaching in small, tutor-visible cohorts, with global cuisine taught in the context of a live culinary city.
Central London places the Craft Guild of Chefs, Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and cross-cultural restaurant scenes within a short tube ride of every classroom, giving MA candidates a working laboratory for global cuisine research.
Apply for MA in Global Cuisine Studies
Applications for the MA in Global Cuisine Studies open across the year. Enrol on an LSCAHM Master's programme, dissertation, capstone or sponsor project supervised by practising chefs, hoteliers, event directors and industry executives. Enrol Now
